South Dakota Receives 1935 39 Federal Funds Total Over 108 Million
Watertown reports South Dakota was allocated 108 234 504 in federal funds from July 1 1935 to June 30 1939 with over two thirds used by WPA and FSA. Obligations reached 108 009 692 and checks issued totaled 107 203 922. Major disbursements go to agriculture public roads and Works Progress Administration among others. The Mt Rushmore project accounts show 1939 40 funding and Borglum paid 24 020 with payrolls averaging 78 workers.
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Watertown
South Dakota
George W. Storck
U.S. Treasury Accounts Office
WPA
FSA Activites
Treasury
Congress
Storck
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Reads
Farm Security Administration
Department of Interior
Public Works Administration
Treasury Department
War Department
Corps of Engineers
Works Progress Administration
National Youth Administration
Mt. Rushmore National
Borglum
Gutzon Borglum
U. S
Citixeng
United States
South Dakota Equalization Board to Begin Three Week Session
The South Dakota board of equalization will start a three week session on August 7. Members include Tax Director J. H. Bottum Jr., his assistant W. R. Wider, and State Auditor W. W. Warner. The board equalizes general property valuations of counties and handles public utilities valuations and appeals from taxing districts.
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Fierrs
South Dakota
State Briefs highlight burglary case and fair reports
State briefs note Harry B. Hanson bound over to circuit court on a $1,009 bond for burglary of optical equipment from Dr. Chris Roessler. Sioux Falls fair officials forecast a large 4-H show with 132 beeves in baby beet division. Postal inspector Finton T. McMahon, 37, killed in Akron Ohio, survived by widow and four children. he formerly worked in Sioux Falls. Additional local items cover cemetery association meeting in Wessington Springs, family travels to Mitchell, birth of William John Eeber in Aberdeen, Snoopy Listeners Club meeting in Wessington Springs, and Betty Jane Millhouse visiting Alpena.
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Associated Press
BOVER
Sioux Falls
Harry B. Hanson
Chris Roessler
Finton T. McMahon
Cincinnati
Postoffice
Akron
Steve Millhouse 18 Transferred to Lincoln
Alpena August 3 Special Steve Millhouse of Huron left Athena by train Monday night for Lincoln Nebraska where he has been transferred. Mrs Millhouse and daughter Betty Jane will join him later in Lincoln for Pittsburg Pa after spending a month in Highmore visiting her father Elmer Quirk and other relatives and old school friends Mr Hawkinson will be located in Pittsburg in his new position and they plan to make their home there.
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Huron
Alpena
Betty Jane Millhouse
William Wahl
Minnesota Amusement Company
Bushfield
South Dakota
Paramount
Bob Burns
James H. Eshelman
L. J. Ludwig
Minneapolis
C. B. Stiff
Sioux Falls
Pierre
Charles Winchell
Tising
Steve Millhouse
Athena
Lincoln, Neb
Pittsburg
Highmore
Elmer Quirk
Hawkinson
Young Idaho man Purchases Crystal Spring Dairy
Mr and Mrs Walter Yada report their son Eugene of St Maries Idaho has bought the equipment and business of the Crystal Spring Dairy. Eugene has lived in Idaho for the past three years.
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Rockham
Walter Yada
Eugene
St. Maries
Ida
Crystal Spring
Idaho
Leaves for Pittsburg highmore
Mrs. David Hawkinson left Friday for Pittsburg, moving away from Highmore on a special trip.
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Pittsburg Highmore
David Hawkinson
Fire wipes out Roy Fuller barn near Cavour
Cavour August 3 Special Fire likely spontaneous combustion destroyed the large Roy Fuller farm barn 30 miles southeast of Cavour Wednesday evening. Six calves, about 20 pigs, and a supply of cane and hay were burned. The frame barn stood well apart from other outbuildings as the Fuller family noticed the blaze while going to milk.
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Cavour
Roy Fuller
Fuller
New Pastor Named for Springs Free Methodist Church
The Rev. George Turner will be the new pastor of the Free Methodist Church in Wessington Springs. Plans were made at the annual conference in Ortley. Turner has taught at the local college for three years and pastored the Gregory Congregational Church plus two smaller churches in the past year.
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Springs
Wessington Springs
George Turner
Free Methodist Church
Ortley
Turner
Gregory
Teply Woman Returns Home After Hospital Operation
Mrs. William Teply was discharged to her Wolsey home on Monday following an operation at a Huron hospital.
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Wolsey
William Teply
Huron
Ellendale Visitor Patrick McShare with Hagedorns
Patrick McShare of Ellendale is visiting his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs John Hagedorn at their home in Wolsey on August 3. He travels from Ellendale to visit relatives and share time with the Hagedorns and other local connections.
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Wolsey
Patrick McShare
Ellendale
N. D
John Hagedorn
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Black Hills
ELIGL
Wards
C.C.D
Equalization Board
Mitchell Cavour
L. W. Butz
Mitchell
Alice Butz
Zell
Frank Eeber
St. Lukes Hospital
Aberdeen
William John
Snoopy
Wessington
W. Bramwell
Ben Shaw
Moon
Governor Bushfield
Lincoln
Mgr. Moto In Danger
Ialand
Tonite
Clorox
Clorex
Cee Rae
Gluek Brewing Company
Minnsens's
Minnssots
Osborn
Beau Brummel
Cher
Oxfords
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